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The Public Exposures Symposium (May 27, 28, 29 in Toronto) will bring together participants from diverse communities and working sectors — practicing artists, community activists, union members, educators, students, and more.

Inspired by Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge’s innovative art, and their strategic activism, participants will discuss issues and strategies that they and many others are engaging around needs for social, economic, and environmental justice. We also hope the discussions at the symposium will spark a renewal in grassroots collaborations, seeding new possibilities for artists and activists working in the public sphere.

LUNCH: We will try our best to accommodate a number of different food restrictions, and will have some delicious vegan and gluten-free options. It is also FREE (though we would not turn away donations if you are able to contribute to some of the costs).

Afternoon

Panel 2 (1:30pm-3pm:) Art Workers Organizing

Moderators: Greg De Peuter and Nicole Cohen

Lise Soskolne (WAGE, New York)

Sally Lee (CARFAC Ontario)

Joshua Schwebel (Joshua Schwebel is a conceptual artist based in Berlin, working through site and situation-responsive interventions.)

Alvis Choi (Artist and Co-facilitator of Butterfly Voices, an ongoing arts-based project with migrants working in massage parlours and the sex industry)

Kwentong Bayan (Sharing and documenting the lives of caregivers in a positive way, how they resist the exploitative structure of the Live-in Caregiver Program, and also how they create community while all of these struggles are going on)

Min Sook Lee – Moderator (filmmaker, OCAD University, Toronto)

-- Due to unforeseen circumstances, Greg Sholette and Favianna Rodriguez, who were originally going to be participating in these events, will not be able to join us --

** NOTE ** Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret that we will have to postpone our workshop, Building the Cultural Front on Migrant Justice, originally scheduled for Sunday. We hope to reschedule this event at a later date, so watch out for any announcements.

*LOCATION DETAILS:

OCAD = The Ontario College of Art and Design 100 McCaul Street (Near Dundas and University Avenue) Transit options: Accessible from the 505 Dundas streetcar and from St. Patrick Subway Station

401 Richmond Building Near Queen and Spadina Transit options: accessible from the 510 Spadina and the 501 Queen streetcars